Candidates of the 1917 Victorian state election

The 1917 Victorian state election was held on 15 November 1917.

Since the previous election, the Liberal Party had absorbed pro-conscription Labor defectors and become the Nationalist Party. However, the Nationalists contested this election as three competing factions: Ministerialists, the supporters of Alexander Peacock's government; the "Economy Party", supporters of John Bowser; and the National Labor Party, for those ex-Labor members now supporting the anti-Labor side of politics.

Retiring Members

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Nationalist

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National Labor

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Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidates Nationalist candidates VFU candidates Other candidates
Ministerial Economy National Labor
Abbotsford Labor Gordon Webber
Albert Park Labor George Elmslie John Baragwanath
Allandale Nationalist Sir Alexander Peacock Walter Grose
Ballarat East Nationalist Andrew McKissock Robert McGregor
Ballarat West Nationalist Matthew Baird
Barwon Nationalist James Farrer
Duncan McLennan*
Lemuel Griffiths
Benalla Nationalist Laurence Corboy John Carlisle*
Thomas Kennedy
Benambra Nationalist Henry Beardmore*
George Jephcott
Leslie Sambell
Bendigo East Labor Luke Clough Thomas Currie
Walter McRobert
Bendigo West Labor Arthur Cook David Smith
Boroondara Nationalist Frederick Francis
Edmund Greenwood*
Walter Hiscock
Sir Frank Madden
Borung Nationalist William Hutchinson Edwin Reseigh
Brighton Nationalist Arthur Roth Frederick Leveson
Oswald Snowball*
Brunswick Labor James Jewell John March James Davis (Ind Nat)
Bulla Nationalist James Gilchrist
Andrew Robertson*
James Cunningham
Carlton Labor Robert Solly
Castlemaine and Maldon Nationalist Harry Lawson
Collingwood Labor Martin Hannah
Dalhousie Nationalist Joseph O'Connor Allan Cameron Reginald Argyle
Alexander Wilson
Dandenong Nationalist Frank Groves*
William Keast
Daylesford Nationalist Joseph Hannigan Donald McLeod
Dundas Nationalist Bill Slater Edward Dobson
William Smith
Eaglehawk Labor Tom Tunnecliffe Thomas Hicks William Hill
East Melbourne Nationalist Sydney Walker Alfred Farthing*
George Kemp
John Barrett (Temp)
Essendon Labor Maurice Blackburn Thomas Ryan
Evelyn Nationalist James Rouget William Everard*
Reginald Kelly
Fitzroy Labor John Billson
Flemington Labor Edward Warde Thomas Ivory
Geelong Nationalist William Brownbill Robert Purnell
Gippsland East Nationalist Gordon Holmes James Cameron James Bayliss
Gippsland North Labor James McLachlan
Gippsland South Nationalist Thomas Livingston Thomas McGalliard James McQueen
Gippsland West Nationalist John Mackey
Glenelg Nationalist William Thomas Hugh Campbell Walter Watson
Goulburn Valley Nationalist Thomas Lyons
John Mitchell*
Grenville Labor Frederick Hower George Meudell
Henry Vernon
David Gibson
Gunbower Nationalist Henry Angus
Hampden Nationalist Patrick McMahon David Oman
Hawthorn Nationalist William McPherson
Jika Jika Nationalist John Cain Samuel Dennis
Arthur May
George Jewell (Ind Lab)
Kara Kara Nationalist John Pennington John Hall
Korong Nationalist Achilles Gray Isaac Weaver
Lowan Nationalist James Menzies
Maryborough Labor Thomas Jude Robert Laidlaw Alfred Outtrim
Melbourne Labor Alexander Rogers
Mornington Nationalist Robert Anderson
Alfred Downward*
North Melbourne Labor George Prendergast John Vroland
Ovens Nationalist William Gribble Alfred Billson*
Erle Evans
Polwarth Nationalist Edward Smith Edgar Churches
John Hancock
James McDonald*
Port Fairy Labor Henry Bailey Alfred Noar
Port Melbourne Labor James Murphy James Crichton Henry Sanderson (Ind Lab)
Owen Sinclair (Ind Lab)
Prahran Nationalist Harry Smith Donald Mackinnon
Richmond Labor Ted Cotter
Rodney Nationalist Hugh McKenzie John Allan William Day (Temp)
St Kilda Nationalist George McGowan John Macfarlan
Agar Wynne*
Stawell and Ararat Nationalist William Tibbles Richard Toutcher
Swan Hill Nationalist John Gray Percy Stewart Hugh McClelland (Ind VFU)
Toorak Nationalist Norman Bayles*
Alfred Darroch
Upper Goulburn Nationalist Thomas Hunt
Malcolm McKenzie*
Walhalla Nationalist Edward Nichols Samuel Barnes
Wangaratta Nationalist John Bowser
Waranga Nationalist Leon Villiers John Gordon
Warrenheip Labor Edmond Hogan Garnett Durham
Warrnambool Nationalist James McMeel James Deany
Williamstown Labor John Lemmon George Greenslade

See also

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References

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